German and American Constitutional Thought: Contexts, Interaction and Historical Realities Contexts, Interaction and Historical Realities

ISBN-13: 9780854962945 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 527 str.

Hermann Wellenreuther; Thomas Krueger; Claudia Schnurmann

Opis

Legal, political and social historians compare the constitutional histories of Germany and the United States concentrating on Federalism, the idea of a ruler, civil rights, national unity and change in industrial societies that affected the development of their respective constitutions. The authors identify relevant factors common to both countries and explain why their respective developments diverged. Germany and the USA - The Krefeld Historical Symposia